Yura
| Yura | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 968 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 3373 m | ||
| Post Code | 05-1202-0503-6001 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 20 ° 3 ′ S , 66 ° 9 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | Potosí | ||
| province | Antonio Quijarro Province | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Potosí |
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Yura is a town in the Potosí department in the highlands of the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
Yura is the central place of the canton of Yura in the district ( Bolivian : Municipio ) Tomave in the province of Antonio Quijarro . The settlement is located at an altitude of 3373 m on the Río Tumusla , one of the tributaries to the Río Pilcomayo .
geography
Yura is located on the Altiplano in central Bolivia between the Cordillera de Chichas in the southwest and the Cordillera Central in the northeast.
The mean average temperature of the region is around 11 ° C (see Potosí climate diagram), the monthly average temperatures vary between 8 ° C in June / July and a good 13 ° C from November to March. The annual precipitation is only about 350 mm, with a pronounced dry season from April to October with monthly precipitation between 0 and 15 mm, and a short humidity period from December to February with monthly precipitation of a good 70 mm.
Transport network
Yura is located 96 kilometers southwest of Potosí , the capital of the department, in a south-westerly direction.
From Potosí, the Ruta 5 trunk road leads via the villages of Porco and Chaquilla to Yura and further via Ticatica and Pulacayo to Uyuni at the Salar de Uyuni salt lake .
population
The population of the village has more than tripled in the past two decades:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 250 | census |
| 2001 | 614 | census |
| 2012 | 968 | census |
Due to the historically grown population distribution, the region has a high proportion of Quechua population, in the Municipio Tomave 92.0 percent of the population speak the Quechua language.
Individual evidence
- ↑ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 1992 ( Memento of the original from April 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2001 ( Memento of the original dated February 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2012 ( Memento of the original from July 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ INE social data Potosí 2001 ( Memento of the original from December 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 5.5 MB)
Web links
- Relief map of the Uyuni region 1: 250,000 (PDF; 11.19 MB)
- Municipio Tomave - detailed map and population data (PDF; 1.57 MB) ( Spanish )
- Municipio Tomave - General Maps No. 51202
- Department Potosí - social data of the municipalities ( Spanish ) (PDF; 5.22 MB)